Full name: Emmanuel Saint-Juste
Birth date: December 25, 1994
Residence: St. Joseph’s Home for Boys
School: Nouveau College Concordia
Class: Third grade
When joined SJF: 2007
Previous SJF residences: Trinity House
Activities involved in at SJF: Boy Scouts, art, dance
Favorite activities: Art, piano and coloring
Favorite foods: Rice
Favorite subject in school: Math, history and science
Dreams for the future: To be an artist
Emmanuel was born in Les-Cayes and was raised by his grandmother because his mother died when he was a baby. When Emmanuel was 11-years-old his grandmother sent him to Port-au-Prince to live with his uncle because she was no longer able to care for him. Emmanuel’s uncle treated him very badly, beat him and used him as a restavek (child slave). After being oppressed by his uncle for two years, Emmanuel had the courage to run away. He lived on the streets for two months before he met a kind Haitian woman who befriended him and brought him to the St. Joseph Family. Emmanuel enjoys going to school. His favorite activity is art classes and he dreams of being a famous artist one day.
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St. Joseph's Emmanuel
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